Pedras Grandes Explained

Pedras Grandes
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:Municipality of Pedras Grandes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:South
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.728 – high[1]

Pedras Grandes is a municipality in Brazilian State of Santa Catarina.

History

Pedras Grandes is a town of Italian immigration. In 1877, the first Italian immigrants arrived from Veneto. The town thrived on coal mining http://www.sc.gov.br/portalturismo/Default.asp?CodMunicipio=83&Pag=2. The town was elevated to a municipality in 1961. Until then, it was a district of Tubarão. It is considered the "cradle" of Italian settlement in Southern Santa Catarina.

Geography

Situated at 28º26'09" South and 49º11'06" West, upon River Tubarão. Its population, as of 2020, was estimated at 3,953 inhabitants,[2] of whom 90% is estimated to be of Italian descent. The area of the municipality is 153,81 km2.

External links

-28.45°N -60°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . 8 July 2014 . 13 March 2022 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  2. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sc/pedras-grandes/panorama IBGE 2020